What is a Woman to Do?; A Reader on Women, Work and Art, c. 1830-1890 (English, Kyriaki Hadjiafxendi | Patricia Zakreski)

About the Book

This anthology contributes to a scholarly understanding of the aesthetics and economics of female artistic labour in the Victorian period. It maps out the evolution of the Woman Question in a number of areas, including the status and suitability of artistic professions for women, their engagement with new forms of work and their changing relationship to the public sphere. The wealth of material gathered here - from autobiographies, conduct manual…

ISBN: 9783039111169